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Par George Gerapetritis. 2016
This book discusses affirmative action or positive discrimination defined as measures awarding privileges to certain groups that have historically…
suffered discrimination or have been underrepresented in specific social sectors The book s underlying rationale is that one cannot place at the same starting point people who have been treated differently in the past because in this way one merely perpetuates a state of difference and in turn social gaps are exaggerated and social cohesion is endangered Starting out with an introduction on the meaning and typology of affirmative action policies the book goes on to emphasise the interaction of affirmative action with traditional values of liberal state such as equality meritocracy democracy justice liberalism and socialism It reveals the affirmative action goals from a legal and sociological point of view examining the remedial cultural societal pedagogical and economy purposes of such action After applying an institutional narrative of the implementation of affirmative action worldwide the book explains the jurisprudence on the issue through syntheses and antitheses of structural and material variables such as the institutional recognition of the policies the domains of their implementation and their beneficiaries The book eventually makes an analytical impact assessment following the implementation of affirmative action plans and the judicial response especially in relation to the conventional human rights doctrine by establishing a liaison between affirmative action and social and group rights The book applies a multi-disciplinary and comparative methodology in order to assess the ethical standing of affirmative action policies the public interests involved and their effectiveness towards actual equality In the light of the above analysis the monograph explains the arguments considering affirmative action as a theology for substantive equality and the arguments treating this policy as anathema for liberalism A universal discussion currently at its peakPar Spyros Sakellaropoulos. 2022
The book examines the evolution of the political, social and economic life of Cyprus from its conquest by Richard the…
Lionheart to the 1950 referendum on Enosis. Even with such a long period, around 900 years, the interest in controlling the island becomes clear given its particularly advantageous geographical position between Europe, Africa and Asia. Undoubtedly, Cyprus has always been an important centre for military and economic activity in the wider region. This book provides an interdisciplinary approach which combines history, political science, sociology, international relations and economics. It will be of interest to academics in Economic History, Middle-Eastern Studies, Mediterranean Studies and researchers in general, as well as anyone interested in political theory and the role of the state in particular.Par Patrick Siegfried, Minh Trang Rausch-Phan. 2022
This book presents the current causes and effects of implementing sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) as well as green supply…
chain management (GSCM) strategies in the automotive industry. The reader is provided a detailed scientific review on SSCM and GSCM and presented the advantages of sustainable development concepts as well as factors causing the implementation of SSCM such as buyers’ behavior, governmental regulations, and competitiveness. The book then analyses the current situation of SSCM development, particularly in the automotive industry. It shows challenges, barriers, successes, and benefits that automotive companies obtain from implementing GSCM. Through case studies on leading German car manufacturers VW, BMW, and Daimler, the necessary activities of these companies to implement green development in the entire supply chain, including green supplier selection, green materials, green transportation, and reverse logistics, are defined. Moreover, a benchmark with companies from Asian markets such as Toyota from Japan and Geely from China is performed.This study aims to reconstruct the activities of enterprises and individuals over two decades in one developing country (Hungary), within…
and across four politico-economic domains (agriculture, infrastructure/construction, commerce, and manufacturing), from the initial Stalinist obsession with heavy industry (Volume 1: Creating the Theft Economy, 1945-1957) through later reforms paying greater attention to profitable farming and the provision of abundant consumer goods (Volume 2: From Chaos to Contradiction, 1957-1972, forthcoming 2023). It provides hundreds of grounded, granular stories for reflection, as reported by actors and direct observers, ranging from innovation and improvisation to obstruction, failure, and fraud. Further, it offers an otherwise-unobtainable close encounter with another world, familiar in some respects while amazingly peculiar in others. The social history of enterprise and work in postwar Central European nations “building socialism” has long been underdeveloped. Through extensive macro-level research on planning and policy in Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and other Bloc countries, a grand narrative has been framed: reconstruction and breakneck industrialization under Soviet tutelage; then eventual mismanagement, stagnation and crisis, leading to collapse. This book seeks to explore what socialism actually looked like to those sustaining (or enduring} it as they faced forward into an unknowable future, to assess how and where it did (or didn’t) work, and to recount how ordinary people responded to its opportunities and constraints. This study will appeal to readers interested in understanding how businesses worked day-to-day in a planned economy, how enterprise practices and technological strategies shifted during the first postwar generation, how novice managers and technicians emerged during rapid industrialization, how peasants learned to farm cooperatively, how organizations improvised and adapted, how political purity and practical expertise contended for control, and how the controversies and convulsions of the postwar decades shaped a deeply flawed project to “build socialism.”This book examines the impact of strategic leadership and organizational ambidexterity skills on the strategic agility of a particular organization in…
four parts. In the first part, the concept of ambidexterity is discussed and the issue of organizational ambidexterity is explained with its dimensions. Exploratory and beneficiary innovation abilities as well as adaptability and alignment are examined as sub-dimensions. In the second part, the concept of strategic leadership is expanded upon, first conceptually and then across five dimensions: managerial strategic leadership, transformational strategic leadership, political strategic leadership, communicative strategic leadership, and ethical strategic leadership. The third part focuses on strategic agility. The beginning of the concept of agility, organizational agility, and the importance of agility are explained across the dimensions of competence, flexibility, responsiveness, and speed. The fourth part focuses on field study, and the results are evaluated by analyzing the data obtained from surveys of managers of large and medium-sized enterprises. This book would be a valuable read for academics, bachelor, and graduate students in managerial sciences and business leaders.Par Dong Li, Tram T. Nguyen. 2022
Implementing a food safety management system (FSMS) is a regulatory requirement for every firm in global food supply chains. At…
any scale, it could be influenced by many factors since the global food supply chains consist of a large number of stakeholders involved with an enormous variety of structures, the logistics of which will undoubtedly change rapidly, scale-up and diversify continuously. This book contains five chapters that aim to give an in-depth exploration of critical success factors (CSF) for food safety management in global supply chains. To fill the identified research gaps, the authors present empirical evidence from their research to verify critical success factors and their relationships with FSMS. Furthermore, the impact of supplier selection and supply chain relationships on food safety management in global supply chains are explored to identify Best Practice in FSMS implementation. This book will appeal to scholars working in food safety management, supply chain management and the impact of globalisation.Without a doubt, business schools have been a success story in higher education over the last 50 years (the period…
of EFMD’s existence). Even so, they have come under scrutiny, and attack, over their academic legitimacy and value proposition for business and society. In this book, drawn from a special issue of Global Focus, the EFMD has selected around 25 of the best, most thoughtful short papers published in Global Focus to examine the role and purpose of EFMD in the evolution of management education. Each of the chapters interpret current strategic debates about the evolution of business schools and their paradigms and also identify possible strategic options for handling uncertain, volatile futures. These papers can be broadly categorized into four consistent themes: the first theme is concerned with the purpose and value proposition of management education; the second theme focuses on a perceived need for new business models and how to design and build them; the third theme addresses the question of the impact of the business school on business and society given the increasingly academic pursuits of business schools and their often weak links to the business community – the so-called rigour/relevance dilemma; and the fourth theme concerns how to ‘map’ and design business school futures in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous crisis-oriented environment. This impressive collection of insights from business management leaders from across the globe is inspiring reading for higher education leaders, policy makers and business leaders seeking insight into the future of management education.Par Christian Horneber, Thomas Breyer-Mayländer. 2022
Dieses Buch gibt einen fundierten Überblick über Change- und Corporate-Venture-Capital-Strategien im Mediensektor. Viele Medienunternehmen stehen vor der Herausforderung, das eigene…
(Kern-)Geschäft weiterzuentwickeln sowie eine deutlichere Orientierung am Kundennutzen zu verfolgen und dennoch die eigene kreative und publizistische Mission beizubehalten. Darüber hinaus gilt es, neue Geschäftsfelder aufzubauen und den Ankauf von Unternehmen oder die Beteiligung an Start-ups voranzutreiben. Der dabei erforderliche Spagat zwischen strategischen und finanziellen Zielen sowie die operative Umsetzung stellen eine beachtliche Herausforderung dar.Die Branchenexperten analysieren in ihren Beiträgen die vielfältigen Potenziale sowie konkrete Maßnahmen und Best Cases. Dabei kommen Medieninsider und medienunabhängige Experten zur Sprache, die die Change-Strategien, -Maßnahmen und -Fallstudien beleuchten und neue Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten aufzeigen.Beitragsautoren (in der Reihenfolge der Beiträge):Daniel Kempf, Dr. Ramona Lermer (Mediengruppe Pressedruck – pd digital)Dennis Ahrling (GMPVC German Media Pool)Carsten Schicker (Bauer Media Group)Manfred Neufang (BZ.medien)Julia Horneber (Die Unternehmenswandler)Prof. Dr. Matthias Sure (Hochschule Fresenius für Wirtschaft & Medien Köln)Isabel Nina Russ (profil), Daniel Keiper-Knorr (SpeedInvest)Nico Lumma, Christoph Hüning (NMA Venture Capital)Johannes Heinen (Heinen-Verlag)Prof. Dr. Friederike Bing (Hochschule für Medien, Wirtschaft und Kommunikation Köln)Johannes Hauner, Stefan Hilscher (Süddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien)Romy Schnelle, Kilian von Berlichingen (High-Tech Gründerfonds)Juliane Koch-Herlyn, Georgia Hädicke (i-potentials)Christian Knott (Capnamic Ventures)Vor dem Hintergrund der Digitalisierung und steigender Konkurrenz aus Fernost stellen Unternehmen zunehmend ihre traditionellen Geschäftsmodelle in Frage. Der Wandel…
hin zu primär als Dienstleistung vermarkteter Wertschöpfung betrifft die Gestaltung unternehmensübergreifender Netzwerke. Seit einigen Jahren schlägt hierzu die Beschaffungsmarktforschung anreizbasierte Verträge als Lösungsmechanismus vor. Performance Based Contracting (PBC) stellt dabei einen Ansatz dar, bei dem Kunden nicht mehr Investitionsgüter wie z.B. Maschinen und Anlagen kaufen, sondern deren Nutzung entlohnen. Der Leistungskern ist dann nicht mehr das physische Produkt, sondern das mit seiner Nutzung verbundene Gesamtergebnis. Erstaunlich ist jedoch, dass hierbei die Forschung zu Performance Management und Performance Measurement (PMM) aus dem Controlling bislang kaum aufgegriffen wird – und das, obwohl gerade die Definition, Messung, Überwachung und Steuerung von Performance von der PBC-Forschung im Einkauf als eines der zentralen Umsetzungsprobleme erkannt wurde. Die vorliegende Arbeit greift genau dieses Defizit auf, in dem es beschaffungswirtschaftliche PBC- und controllinggetriebene PMM-Erkenntnisse miteinander verbindet und so ein PMM für PBC entwickelt und empirisch untersucht.This book aims to answer the question: how can the industry action international approaches to corporate sustainability, ultimately achieving sustainable development and overall sustainability? With…
this question in mind, this manuscript examines how the industry, through existing approaches to corporate sustainability, contribute to addressing conflicting demands emerging from the achievement of sustainable development in a responsible, sustainable and innovative manner. It also reviews alternative models of corporate sustainability that contribute to achieving inclusive, sustainable development globally. Chapters 2 to 4 discuss emerging approaches to corporate sustainability. Chapters 5 to 11 examine the role that the extractive industry (mining and oil) could play in the delivery of sustainable solutions for the communities and environment in selected cases, in the Americas and Africa. Lastly, the manuscript showcases international corporate sustainability and climate change practices in the forestry, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing industries within the context of Asia and The Pacific region, particularly, Nepal and Bangladesh.This is an Open Access book. The primary objective of this book is to seek out insights into the concept…
of high-quality growth (HQG). It explores the essential attributes of HQG, such as inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience, as well as its relationship with transformation, by drawing principally on illustrative cases and instances of international cooperation. The United Nations document on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) states that “We resolve to create conditions for sustainable, inclusive and sustained economic growth, shared prosperity and decent work for all.” As such, the concept of quality growth is inherent in many aspects of the SDGs. A similar approach can be seen in the Development Cooperation Charter announced by the Japanese government in 2015. According to the Charter, one of the most important challenges of development is quality growth and the reduction of poverty achieved through such growth. The approach in the Charter emphasizes inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience.This volume is a pioneering study on quality growth as well as its relationship with SDGs and transformation. Comprehensive studies on quality growth are very few. The case study approach distinguishes the present volume from some previous literature that discussed quality growth within the framework of general policy. Instead, in this book, concrete cases and experiences provide insights into hands-on “ingredients”. Through the case studies, it can be seen more clearly that transformation and quality growth are phenomena that do not occur automatically but, rather, ones that require specific, properly designed strategies and approaches. Another unique feature of this book is that it aims to make explicit some of the consistent, but implicit, principles of Japan’s international cooperation.Par Thomas Walker, Sherif Goubran, Stefan Wendt, Tyler Schwartz. 2022
This edited book aims to ignite both an academic and practitioner-oriented discussion regarding the question how the business and government…
sector can adapt to today’s fast-changing climate. Specifically, the collection seeks to explore how businesses and policy makers can prepare for a world where freshwater is scarce, extreme weather events are common, floods and wildfires are frequent, and global sea levels rise by more than two meters. In addition to assessing incremental approaches, it explores strategies that employ interdisciplinary and innovative solutions to climate change adaptation. The chapters included in this book examine and propose business and policy solutions for climate-induced economic, technical, urban, and societal challenges. It draws on an international range of prominent authors and, therefore, will be of interest for academics and practitioners working in the field of sustainability management, sustainable finance, sustainable operations management, food management, strategy, and environmental management. It can also serve as a valuable guide for practitioners and policymakers in those fields.Par Muthukumara Mani, Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay, Shun Chonabayashi, Markandya. 2018
South Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Most previous studies have focused on the projected impacts of sea-level rise…
or extreme weather - droughts, floods, heatwaves and storm surges. This study adds to that knowledge by identifying the impacts of long-term changes in the climate †“ rising temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns †“ on living standards. It does so by first building an understanding of the relationship between current climate conditions and living standards across South Asia. The study also identifies the set of climate models that are best suited for projecting long-term changes in climate across South Asia. This novel understanding of living standards and climate change is then combined to project impacts of long-term changes in climate on living standards in South Asia. The study finds that higher temperatures will reduce living standards for most of South Asia, with the severity impacts depending on future global greenhouse gas emissions. The study projects “hotspots†?, which are locations where long-term changes in climate will have negative impacts on living standards. Many hotspots are in locations that hitherto have not been identified as particularly vulnerable to climate change. Moreover, hotspots have distinguishing features that vary from country to country. This detailed assessment provides a mosaic of information that enriches our understanding of how climate change will impact people and which populations are most vulnerable. The report also provides guidance on the kinds of actions are most likely to reduce impacts of climate change in each country. The study is a major contribution to our understanding of how increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns interact with social and economic structures at a fine granular level across South Asia.Par Charlie Unwin. 2022
"Brilliantly illustrates how your mind really can triumph over matter." Frankie Dettori MBE, Champion JockeyIn any high-pressure environment, from special…
operations to the operating theatre, you can divide people into two groups - those whose performance is controlled from the outside in and those who control their performance from the inside out.Inside Out is about your ability to achieve incredible things on the outside by paying attention to what's on the inside. In his first ever book, Charlie Unwin shares unparalleled insight into the minds and inner workings of the world's most accomplished performers, including double Olympic champions, special forces soldiers, fighter pilots, surgeons, barristers, chefs, musicians and financial traders.Combining his unique experience as a performance psychologist with a blend of cutting-edge science and conventional wisdom, Charlie takes you on a journey through the three dimensions that shape your inner world - the Thinking Dimension, the Feeling Dimension and the Intuitive Dimension.In doing so, he turns the complexities of neuroscience, stress adaptation and cognitive performance into simple and effective training principles that you can use in your everyday quest for excellence. Inside Out will give you the confidence to do more and go further with what you already have."Anyone interested in exploring their own performance potential is going to benefit immensely from this book." DS, former SAS Squadron CommanderPar Anshuman Khare, William W. Baber, Arto Ojala. 2022
The forces of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) in today’s world are shaping businesses and calling into question the…
wisdom of existing business models. VUCA challenges businesses to digitalize and transform in ways they had not contemplated before. This book looks at how successful businesses have revitalized and innovated their business models. It illustrates through cases how these businesses have adapted to new forms of globalization through the lens of Business Model Innovation (BMI) theories in a digital world. This book’s chapters are divided into three sections. The first section examines the existing literature, the second section focuses on business processes and behaviour, and lastly the third section presents four case studies of sustainable international businesses from sectors such the fashion and digital services industry. Paying attention to business decisions and outcomes, the contributors critically examine which theories and practices would be most applicable for a digitally transforming world. This book provides insights that will interest researchers and academics in the fields of sustainable business, organizational change, and digital transformation, amongst others. Its observations into sustainable digital transformation may also interest business leaders and consultants.During the interwar period, J.P. Morgan was the most important bank in the world and at the crossroads of US…
politics, international relations and finance. In J.P. Morgan & Co. and the Crisis of Capitalism, Martin Horn brings us the first in-depth history of how J.P. Morgan responded to the greatest crisis in the history of financial capitalism, shedding new light on the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the coming of World War II. Horn shows how J.P. Morgan & Co as a business responded to the 1929 Crash and the Depression, including its part in the New York Stock Exchange Crash, arguing that the Morgan partners misread the seriousness of the crash. He also offers new insights into the interactions of politics and finance, exploring J.P. Morgan's relationship with the Hoover administration and the bank's clash with Roosevelt over New Deal legislation.Social media has become an imperative for almost every business. Discover how to successfully implement an effective social media strategy…
that is supported and integrated throughout every part of your organization, with this essential handbook to enhancing your online presence. Social Media Marketing for Business provides a step-by-step roadmap to setting up effective workflows, team configurations, governance models and social media policies, alongside creating and measuring content and social media campaigns that have the competitive edge. Featuring insights from leading industry experts, it covers areas such as balancing social media ownership, measuring success using analytics and conducting a social media audit. Containing an array of international case study examples from organizations such as The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Deloitte Digital, Dell, Burger King and LVMH, Social Media Marketing for Business explores how to build a supportive culture, get buy-in and the common pitfalls to avoid. Supported by a content calendar templates, content marketing framework and online presentation slides, this book is a one-stop-shop for developing effective social media marketing strategies and integrating them within your business.Par Jules Goddard, David Giles Lewis, Tamryn Batcheller-Adams. 2022
How many of our business leaders truly embody the change needed in the world of work and beyond? Not nearly…
enough. This book shows you how to reclaim your power to make a difference, by unleashing your inner maverick. Organizations are where the world's most innovative and impactful talents lie; we have the ingenuity, the technology and the resources to change the world for the better. Discover how to awaken the maverick mindset in you; one that will question, debate and enhance. Mavericks are the key to answering some of the world' most pressing challenges; they don't settle for anything less, and neither should you. Mavericks shows you how being a maverick isn't about shooting from the hip and rocking the boat for the sake of it, it's about demanding better of yourself and your organization for the wider good. In Mavericks, business consultants, London Business School faculty members and authors David Lewis and Jules Goddard guide you through the five characteristics that you can develop to become a maverick leader. From passionate belief, an undeterred attitude, being resourceful, being directional and finally experimenting, these characteristics are the blueprint for you to grow into an iconic and positive change maker. The focus is not on what becoming a leader can do for you, but on what you can do to make the world a better place.Par Matt Alder, Mervyn Dinnen. 2022
In a disrupted and technology-enabled world of work, HR professionals' ability to attract, recruit and retain people with digital skills…
can be the difference between business success and failure.Digital Talent equips HR with the tools they need to assess what these critical skills are, how to attract the people who have them, keep these people engaged, productive and performing to the best of their abilities. It also provides crucial guidance on how to continuously develop employees, including leaders, to ensure that the organization has the skills it needs both for today and the future.This book provides advice on how to create new processes that are fit for purpose in the age of digital transformation, build inclusion when digital culture is becoming more prominent and use digital abilities effectively to maximise productivity while maintaining employee wellbeing. Digital Talent is the book on talent that HR , talent acquisition professionals and business leaders need to make sure that their people, and the business as a whole, stay ahead of the competition.Par Penny Pullan. 2022
Remote working and virtual business practices are now embedded in companies across all industries. Learn the best practices and skills…
needed to effectively manage your team with this guide to virtual leadership. Virtual Leadership offers straightforward and proven methods for developing strategies to lead virtual teams. This guide for the modern leader explains how to optimize productivity and drive engagement by addressing common challenges, such as creating cohesive teams, working across time zones and cultures and handling offline distractions. Clear guidance is offered on how to lead in and outside of meetings to ensure that those working remotely are effectively steered.The fully revised second edition provides key information on the latest developments in virtual leadership and how to lead team members adopting a hybrid working approach (partly virtual but not entirely) in detail. New cases studies from education, community, healthcare and government also feature to highlight insights that can be taken from other fields. Leading virtual teams requires a new set of skills and a facilitative leadership approach, Virtual Leadership is here to help.